SNCF
Coverage of SNCF in the Nexus archive.
- Is California’s slow road to high-speed rail worth chipping in $1 billion a year?
The article compares California’s challenging high-speed rail project to Morocco's successful build, noting that both nations are similar in size and population. While California attempts to build a bullet train over 18 years, the process faces enormous costs (e.g., $35 billion for the first segment) and uncertainty regarding funding and construction schedules. The comparison highlights that Morocco built its line quickly using foreign expertise, while California ignored expert advice regarding optimal routes.
- Photovoltaics are still running after a year under Swiss trains
A 100-meter photovoltaic installation on a Swiss railway line, operational since April 2025, has generated over 19 MWh of electricity with no disruptions to train operations. Sun-Ways, the company behind the project, faces regulatory challenges but plans to scale the technology across Europe, aiming for 10,000 km of installations by 2040.
- Train passengers travelling from Paris to Nice left stranded on side of tracks for FOUR hours in baking hot sun with no air conditioning
Train passengers traveling from Paris to Nice were stranded for four hours in the hot sun without air conditioning, causing significant discomfort and disruption.